Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-27
THE LATEST NEWS.

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who built at his own expense canal nine
miles long for irrigating purposes in the vi
cinty of Dodge City, Kan, at cost OF
81 .O0o, 600, has announced his intention OF
extending it SO that 1,OOO,0 900 acres Of land
theroabouts will always yield full crop. He
has given $4,000 to the Presbyterian college
located there and has bought the First Ma
tional bank for SO, 600, and also the Dodge
City water works.
John Racer, of Peoria, ILL.,, who claims
TO be tho personal friend of Anarchist Neebe,
has been arrested at Trivial. He is thought
to be crazy.
Mrs. Catherine Rood, of Essex, vt, died
at the agc of 1OS years and months.
John W. Carey is being urged for. the ap-
pointment of president of tho st. Paul road
President Cleveland has been sitting for
his bust to s. H. Morse, Boston sculptor.
The suit against b. F. Allen, president Of
the Monarch Insurance company, of Des
Moines, has been dismissed. No evidence Of
fraud in the transfer having been shown
The saloonkeepers and Germans of Oma-
ha are worried over tho initial move of Mayor
Broatch For the first time in months all the
saloons have been closed at 12 O'Clock on his
order. In his message to the council he said
that no would enforce all the ordinances with
conservatism and stated that if the ordl-
nances were discriminating it was the coun-
ellis duties to have them changed. 1t is OK
pectod he will enforce the Sunday closing
Ia, ,;o1,J IL, at obo fCr
j. CAN'T, Minneapolis, MIMI, jeweler,
has made an assignment Liabilities $1,000
Five Of the principal assa:lants of the
Gar of Russia, March Is, have been exc
cuted at St. Petersburg.
-viscount Cranburne, eldest son of Lord
Salisbury has married Lady Cicely Alice
Gere, daughter of the Earl of Arran.
DIR. Junker, the Russian explorer, in al
interview, said he had received letter from
Emin Bey, dated last November In this
Emin Bey said the routes between Uganda
and Wadelai we're open. Junker says he
thinks the success Of SANKEY'S relief expedi-
ton is, barring accidents, assured by the fact
that the routes are open,
-1utCC tuOuSduu SuOe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wore
thrown out of employment recently at Haver-
hill, Mass, by the closing down of forty es-
adjustments owing to failuo Of compromise
being agreed upon.
1t is now estimated that the number OF
Chicago tradesmen idle on account of the
strike or of being locked out is $4,000, and
this number IL rapidly increasing The out
look is not promising for either side, eacl
seeming to be determined as ever not to yielc
point l..
The President has reappointed Carrie
Patton Postmistess at Ogallala Neb
The Court of Claims at Washington have
given Judgment in favor of the State of Ala.
bama f II s13,a3S5, and of Mississippi for Sal
454 under the recent decision of the court in 8
Louisiana case, that the Government canno
set of the proceeds of the sale of swamp
lands against the direct State tax.
At the request of the Japanese Govern.
mcnt Secretary Whitney has ordered the ad.
mission into the naval academy of H. Mic, a
Japanese youth of noble family, aged / years.
The Governor of Dakota will shortly is
sue proclamation listing and quarantinine
catt!c from or passing through New York, IL.
linois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Virginia, Texas, Yer
mont and tie Dominion of Canada Cattle for
Washington territory will be exempted pro-
vided shippers will agree not to unload while
eli route Cattle bound for Dakota and Mon
tana will be quarantined ninety days
Rockford, ILL.,, has fixed the saloon license
at 81 goo per year.